Civ Pro Time/Number Limits

Question 1

removal

Answer 1

all Ds must consent within 30 days of service

Question 2

answer

Answer 2

must be served within 21 days of service of pleading to which it responds

*the defendant must respond to an amended complaint within 14 days after its service

Question 3

amendments to pleadings as of right

Answer 3

may be amended once any time within 21 days of service of pleading or within 21 days of Ds response, if there is one

Question 4

pretrial disclosures

Answer 4

must be made within 30 days before trial, and objections must be made within 14 days after disclosure (otherwise waived unless excused by court for good cause)

Question 5

oral depositions

Answer 5

limited to 10 depositions, each limited to 1 day of 7 hours (unless court allows more)

Question 6

interrogatories

Answer 6

limited to 25 interrogatories (unless court allows more), responses required within 30 days

Question 7

discovery & inspection of documents and land

Answer 7

response due within 30 days

Question 8

demand for trial by jury

Answer 8

must be made within 14 days after service of last pleading

Question 9

jury selection

Answer 9

minimum of 6, maximum of 12, 3 peremptory challenges

Question 10

notice of appeal

Answer 10

must be filed with trial court within 30 days of entry of judgment

Question 11

motion for relief from judgment

Answer 11

must be filed within a reasonable time and no later than 1 year following the entry of the judgment

Question 12

renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law

Answer 12

no later than 28 days after the entry of judgment

Question 13

service of process

Answer 13

within 90 days of filing complaint

Question 14

expert witness disclosures

Answer 14

must occur at least 90 days before the date set for trial

*otherwise not permitted to use the documents or witnesses that were not disclosed unless the nondisclosure was substantially justified or was harmless.

Question 15

Impleader

Answer 15

Within 14 days of serving answer